Horse Alert

08 Dec 2007 12:55 Sandown

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,506); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.

Sodexho Prestige 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	County Zen (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs)	335-21 / 21	Jump (15)	T J O'Brien	P Hobbs & J White Miss Caroline Fryer	11/10
		tracked leader, hit 4th, led approaching 2 out, narrowly headed last, rallied gamely under pressure run-in to regain lead last stride
2^nd	2	SHD	Evelith Echo (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs)	5211-1 / 6	Jump (24)	R Thornton	A King Mr Allan Stennett	4/1
		chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, soon challenging, narrow lead last, driven and stayed on run-in, caught final stride
3^rd	5	NK	Hell's Bay (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	1 / 11	Jump (28)	S Thomas	P F Nicholls Mr A J Norman	7/2
		chased leaders in 4th, challenged and going well when hit 2 out, still well there last, stayed on under pressure towards finish
4^th	8	7 L	Folie Dancer (GB) (Filly, Bay, 147lbs)	3- / 6	Jump (360)	D Elsworth	Miss E C Lavelle J R Lavelle & Dr…	20/1
		held up, pushed along after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, no impression on front trio
5^th	4	HD	Edgeover (GB) (Gelding, Brown, 154lbs)	36-7 / 9	Jump (15)	W Kennedy	P R Webber Mr D Allen	13/2
		held up in 6th, headway and went 4th approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2
6^th	3	12 L	Double Shot (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	6U / 6	Jump (10)	P J Brennan	T R George Mrs Sharon C Nelson	100/1
		in touch, slow jump 3rd, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
7^th	7	21 L	Shake The Barley (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs)	3-10 / 10	Jump (21)	A Thornton	T R George Slad Valley Racing…	50/1
		led, mistake 4th, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly
8^th	6	Dist	Li Lo Bosh (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	003-0 / 6	Jump (10)	W McCarthy	A W Carroll Mr Gary J Roberts	100/1
		always last, ridden and struggling 3 out, tailed off when blundered and fell 2 out, remounted